(EMBRUN, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating several incidents after responding to 521 calls for service from Sunday, September 18th to Saturday October 1st. Among those occurrences were the following; domestic disputes, extortion, thefts, drug offences and one impaired related incident.

As a result of those occurrences, two females and eleven males were charged with various offences.

Domestic Disputes

Russell County OPP officers investigated 7 domestic disputes during the past two weeks. A male from North Grenville was charged with extortion.

Alcohol related incident

Russell County Officer were conducted a R.I.D.E program on September 30th, Jackie MEUNIER, age 67 of Gatineau was arrested and charged with driving over 80mgs and care and control. He was released on a promise to appear in court in L’Orignal on October 26th, 2016.

Drug seizure

On September 28th 2015, members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) executed a Search Warrant in the City of Clarence-Rockland, the result of an investigation by the Russell OPP Community Drug Action Team.